Status:
COMPLETED
Alpha Lipoic Acid and Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Radicular; Neuropathic, Lumbar, Lumbosacral
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
In this study, we try to evaluate the effect of using ALA as an adjuvant treatment in patients scheduled for pulsed radiofrequency treatment (PRFT) of the affected dorsal root ganglion (DRG) for treat...
Detailed Description
Study design: The study is prospective, randomized, and open label started in August 2013 and was completed in March 2017 at Assiut University Hospital, Pain Unit after local ethical committee approva...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients over 18 years with severe chronic lumbo-sacral radicular pain of more than 6 months duration, not responding to medical treatment, and their Pain scores were \> 7 were included in the study.
Exclusion
- coagulopathy, surgical interference, advanced malignancy, known concurrent neurological or neurodegenerative disease, including those with impaired neurotransmission e.g. myasthenia gravis, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, breastfeeding or pregnancy, allergy/sensitivity to lidocaine anesthetic or/ and non-ionic contrast media or/and steroid therapy, active psychiatric or mental conditions and uncontrolled medical condition.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 20 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 8 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03428139
Start Date
August 20 2013
End Date
September 8 2017
Last Update
February 9 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Assiut university faculty of medicine
Asyut, Egypt, 7111